Key #1 - Prayer Gives Courage in Crisis
Daniel 2:17-18 NLT
Then Daniel went home and told his friends Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah what had happened. 18 He urged them to ask the God of heaven to show them his mercy by telling them the secret, so they would not be executed along with the other wise men of Babylon.
Daniel 2:19 NLT
That night the secret was revealed to Daniel in a vision. Then Daniel praised the God of heaven.
Key #2 - Prayer Brings Wisdom and Direction
Daniel 2:27-30 NLT
“No wise man, enchanter, magician or diviner can explain to the king the mystery he has asked about, but there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries… As for me, this mystery has been revealed to me, not because I have greater wisdom than anyone else, but so that Your Majesty may know the interpretation.”
James 1:5 NLT
“If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault.”
Key #3 - Prayer Shapes Our Character
Daniel 6:10 NLT
“When Daniel learned that the decree had been published, he went home to his upstairs room where the windows opened toward Jerusalem. Three times a day he got down on his knees and prayed, giving thanks to his God, just as he had done before.”
Key #4 - Prayer Pushes Through Unseen Battles
Daniel 10:12-13 NIV
“Since the first day that you set your mind to gain understanding and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard, and I have come in response to them. But the prince of the Persian kingdom resisted me twenty-one days. Then Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me…”
Ephesians 6:12 NLT
“For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against rulers, against authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.”
